Rachel BAILEY

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Weaver and Husbandman
• Residence: Abt 1644, Removed to Newbury, Mass.
• Residence: 1654, One of the original Amesbury "commoners"
• Freeman: Oct 1669, Oath of Freeman in Newbury
• Residence: 1678, Oath of Allegiance
• Will: 30 Dec 1690

Notes:

He came with his father from England; received land in the "first division", 1640, and '43; Was taxes in Salisbury in 1652; was there in 1653 and 1654.

John married Eleanor EMERY. Eleanor (daughter of Sen. John EMERY and MARY) died in 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Excerpts from "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury": John of Salisbury and Newbury, "Weaver," from Chippenham, Co. Wilts, England, came in the ship "Angel Grabiel," from Bristol, April 1635, and was cast away at Pemaquid now Bristol, Me., in the great storm of August 15, 1635. John Bayly Sen. received land in the "first division," 1640, '42. amd '43; held the grant for fishing on the "pawaw" river in 1642; was a townsman and commoner and taxed in '50; rem. to Newbury in 1650. Will October 28, 1651; April 13, 1652; inv. est. November 12, 1651. His wife never came to this country, and he was afraid to go back. The year he died, the court enjoined him "toretrun unto his wife by next summer, or send for his wife to come over to him."

There were 3 other children that remained in England: Robert and 2 daughters.

John married ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1635, Removed to Newbury, Mass.
• Occupation: 1661; Selectman
• Occupation: 1666; Fence Viewer
• Residence: 1678, Oath of Allegiance
• Will: May 1680
• Will Proved: 27 Nov 1683

Notes:

John sailed from Southampton April 3, 1635,with his brother Anthony in the ship James of London, William Cooper, Captain, their wives and one or two children each probably with them; he landed in Boston June 3, 1635, and came soon after to Newbury where Jon, sen., had a town grant of half an acre for a house lot. John Emery was fined December 22, 1637, by the town, twenty shillings for inclosing ground not laid out or owned by the town, contrary to a town order, and on February 1, 1638, the town granted him that part of ground which was already inclosed. He was made freeman June 2, 1641, and recorded as one of the ninety-one freeholders of the town December 2, 1642; in the same year he was appointed with tree others to make a valuation of all the property in the town, for the purpose of proportioning each man's share in the new division. On March 16, 1663, John Emery was presented to the Court at Ipswich by Henry Jaques, Constable of Newbury, for entertain of travelers and quakers. May 5, 1663, his presentment for entertaining quakers was referred unto next Court. The next Court fined him four pounds, costs and fees for entertaining strangers. The evidence given in the case was 'yt two men quakers wr entertained very kindly to bed and table & John Emmerie shok ym by ye hand and bid ym welcome." Also "that the witness heard John Emery and his wife say that he had entertained quakers and that he would not put them from his house and used argument for the lawfulness of it.: John Emery in May, 1663, petitioned the General Court for the remission of his fine. His petition was signed by the selectment of the town and fifty of the citizens. The fine was not remitted. He was also prominent in the case of Lieut. Robert Pike, refusing to recognize the authority of the Court to deprive him and his neighbors of the right of petition. In the famous ecclesiastical difficulties John Emery was a member of the Woodman party. April 10, 1644, he had a grand from the town of twenty-two acres and five rods being his own and Henry Palmer's portion of Divident land in the great field beyond the new town. He was selectman, 1661; fence viewer, 1666; grand juryman in the same year; jury of tryals in 1672; appointed to carry votes to Salem in 1676. He made his will May 1, 1680, proved November 27, 1683, in which he mentions his age as eighty-three years. The inventory of his estate was taken the same day, amounting to 263 pounds, 11 shillings.

John married MARY. died in Apr 1649 in Newbury, Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]